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about_o to_o the_o end_n to_o charge_v the_o enemy_n in_o the_o flank_n and_o he_o himself_o charge_v the_o front_n upon_o which_o there_o be_v a_o hot_a engagement_n on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o illyrian_n draw_v up_o in_o a_o tilâ—_n a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d like_o a_o tilâ—_n foursquare_n body_n and_o valiant_o join_v battle_n the_o valour_n of_o the_o army_n on_o both_o side_n be_v such_o that_o the_o issue_n of_o the_o battle_n be_v doubtful_a a_o long_a time_n many_o fell_a but_o many_o more_o be_v wound_v and_o the_o advantage_n be_v now_o here_o and_o then_o there_o according_a as_o the_o valour_n and_o resolution_n of_o the_o combatant_n give_v vigour_n and_o life_n to_o the_o business_n at_o length_n when_o the_o horse_n charge_v both_o upon_o the_o flank_n and_o the_o rear_n and_o philip_n with_o his_o stout_a soldier_n fight_v like_o a_o hero_n in_o the_o front_n the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o illyrian_n be_v rout_v and_o force_v to_o fly_v outright_o who_o 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r._n 141_o overcome_v by_o saturn_n 122_o r._n 142_o amphiraus_n general_n of_o the_o argive_n at_o thebes_n a_o conjurer_n betray_v by_o his_o wife_n and_o revenge_v by_o his_o son_n 163_o r._n 186_o 188_o apis_n consecrate_a to_o osiris_n 9_o r._n 13_o it_o be_v worship_n 44_o 45_o r._n 54_o 55_o apollo_n the_o son_n of_o jupiter_n r._n 9_o find_v out_o the_o laurel_n 7_o r._n 10_o his_o several_a name_n 211_o r._n 237_o his_o good_a act_n 209_o r._n 255_o he_o contest_v with_o marsyas_n and_o his_o cruelty_n towards_o he_o 114_o 115_o r._n 134_o apries_n king_n of_o egypt_n 35_o r._n 42_o strangle_v ibid._n aquaduct_n a_o stately_a aquaduct_n make_v by_o semiramis_n at_o ecbatana_n 58_o 32_o arabia_n its_o description_n situation_n people_n etc._n etc._n p._n 78_o r._n 29_o 92_o the_o happy_a its_o fruitfulness_n spice_n etc._n etc._n p._n 79_o r._n 93_o the_o tree_n as_o cedar_n juniper_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n gold_n pure_a cattle_n wild_a beast_n precious_a stone_n 80_o r._n 94_o a_o description_n of_o both_o shore_n in_o the_o red-sea_n 102_o etc._n etc._n r._n 120_o 122_o 124_o arbaces_n the_o mede_n his_o conspiracy_n against_o sardanapalus_n 66_o 67_o r._n 78_o 80_o argive_n their_o war_n with_o the_o theban_n 163_o r._n 186_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o seven_o captain_n at_o thebes_n ibid._n argonaut_n the_o expedition_n of_o the_o argonaut_n 148_o etc._n etc._n r._n 178_o 181_o 160_o explanation_n of_o the_o fable_n 151_o r._n 174_o ariadna_n ariadna_n crown_n in_o the_o heaven_n 160_o r._n 184_o art_n one_o man_n use_v several_a trade_n not_o allow_v in_o egypt_n 39_o r._n 46_o asphaltes_n the_o lake_n asphaltes_n and_o its_o brimstone_n or_o pitch_n 78_o r._n 92_o assyrian_n their_o king_n do_v not_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v open_o see_v 64_o r._n 76_o they_o send_v aid_n to_o the_o trojan_n under_o memnon_n 65_o r._n 77_o astrology_n the_o egyptian_n excellent_a astrologer_n 26_o 36_o r._n 32_o 44_o so_o the_o chaldaean_n 70_o r._n 83_o atlas_n hercules_n 141_o r._n 163_o hyperion_n 141_o r._n 131_o the_o heliadae_n in_o rhodes_n 200_o r._n 227_o astyages_n the_o last_o king_n of_o the_o mede_n overcome_v by_o cyrus_n 72_o r._n 85_o atalanta_n belove_v by_o meleager_n entrap_v by_o the_o thestiadae_n 145_o r._n 167_o athens_n how_o their_o commonwealth_n be_v divide_v 13_o r._n 17_o atlantides_n their_o country_n in_o africa_n 115_o r._n 137_o the_o name_n of_o the_o atlantides_n and_o their_o offspring_n ibid._n atlas_n his_o kingdom_n and_o chief_a study_n 115_o r._n 125_o why_o he_o be_v say_v to_o carry_v the_o heaven_n upon_o his_o shoulder_n ibid._n avernus_n a_o description_n of_o the_o lake_n avernus_n 138_o r._n 159_o amber_n where_o it_o be_v produce_v 185_o 186_o r._n 209_o b._n babylon_n build_v by_o semiramis_n 57_o r._n 80_o its_o wall_n tower_n lake_n passage_n under_o water_n hang_v garden_n 57_o r._n 69_o bacchus_n how_o many_o there_o be_v 116_o to_o 119_o r._n 137_o 148_o his_o act_n 120_o to_o 122_o r._n ibid._n 141_o etc._n etc._n the_o indian_a bacchus_n the_o most_o ancient_a 126_o 127_o r._n 147_o why_o he_o be_v of_o a_o double_a shape_n 129_o r._n 149_o the_o natural_a meaning_n of_o bacchus_n 117_o r._n 147_o bactra_n 55_o 56_o r._n 66_o besiege_a by_o ninus_n 57_o r._n 67_o baleares_n a_o description_n of_o the_o baliary_a island_n 183_o r._n 206_o balm_n the_o place_n and_o usefulness_n 79_o r._n 93_o bard_n ancient_a poet_n among_o the_o gaul_n 189_o r._n 213_o belus_n his_o temple_n 58_o r._n 69_o his_o statue_n ibid._n r._n 70_o beast_n worship_v in_o egypt_n 43_o 44_o r._n 52_o 54_o brimstone_n how_o it_o rise_v up_o in_o the_o lake_n asphaltes_n 79_o r._n 93_o the_o plenty_n of_o it_o about_o babylon_n 59_o r._n